Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 384 Reassurance

The cold wind whizzed by, making the leafless trees beside the road whine. Li Daoxuan reined in the reins and looked up at the Yanmen Pass where the silhouette could be faintly seen.

After the First World War in Shandong, he was left idle for a year, and finally had the opportunity to lead the army, which made Li Daoxuan feel at ease... In the past half a year in Chang'an, although he deeply hated the East Palace and attached himself to the King of Qin, he tried his best to stay behind closed doors and did not want to get involved. He is self-aware about the battle for the heir apparent, but he is also choked up.

Within half a month after the First Battle of Yanmen, Gao Manzheng firmly defended Mayi, and sent envoys to Yanmen, then to Taiyuan, and finally to Beijing to ask for help... Although Li Yuan did not want to lose Mayi, he was even more afraid that Yanmen would be breached. Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, led the Guanzhong government soldiers to the east of the river to prepare for the battle.

Although Li Shenfu, king of Xiangyi, was added as the head of the Hedong Road Marching Army, but Li Yuan...uh, I don't know what to think, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and the head of the prefecture, in terms of positions, the two people's rights and responsibilities are also unclear.

However, Li Shenfu is not from the lineage of the King of Qin, and they get along fairly well... only suffering from Li Daoxuan, who is now regarded as the direct line of the King of Qin.

Now Li Yuanji is stationed in Taiyuan Mansion, Li Daoxuan leads his troops north to garrison Xinzhou, and Li Shenfu is stationed in the north, in Nao County, Daizhou. Considering that once the Turks break through the customs, it is likely that there will be a situation of raiding hundreds of miles in a day, and the defenses are set up layer by layer. As it should be.

Li Daoxuan stayed in Xinzhou for more than ten days, reorganized his military equipment, collected food and grass, and after all aspects were in order, he led his guards northward to Yanmen Pass.

"Prince Huaiyang?" Liu Shirang listened to the guard's report with a sullen face. Since arriving at Yanmen Pass half a month ago, his old face has always looked like this.

Of course Liu Shirang knew about Li Daoxuan, and even more about the relationship between Li Daoxuan and Li Shan... Now that there are heavy troops gathered in Hedong Road, Li Daoxuan, as one of the commanders, came to Yanmen to support Li Shan.

In the past half a month, Liu Shirang and Li Shan had quarreled more than once or twice... Of course, it was also because of Li Shenfu and Li Gaoqian who were provoking trouble.

Liu Shirang was still hesitating whether to go out to meet him... After all, he was a general of the royal family who was named the king of the county, and this time he was also awarded General Youweiwei, one of the sixteen generals.

But Liu Shirang didn't expect... Li Daoxuan didn't even think about talking to him, and went straight to Li Shan after entering the customs.

Within half a month, Liu Shirang impeached Li Gaoqian, Li Shenfu, and Li Shan respectively in the memorials submitted to Beijing... This made countless people in the court sigh with emotion. Everyone is offended!
The crime of impeaching Li Shan is... Li Shan, the acting county magistrate, disrespected the military order and sent troops outside the Great Wall without authorization.

However, Li Shenfu, the general manager of the Hedong Road Army, defended Li Shan in the memorial... He dispatched troops three times, all of which were led by Li Shan's personal guards.

He found the residence but did not see anyone, Li Daoxuan did not see Li Shan's personal guards, he was stunned for a moment and immediately realized that he asked someone to ask where the wounded barracks were located.

By the time Li Daoxuan found the Wounded Barracks, it was already dark... After searching a few courtyards, he quickly found Li Shan.

Holding an oil lamp, walking softly and slowly, with a compassionate face... Uh, the lamp-carrying male god has reappeared in the world.

"You can get out in two days." Li Shan checked it again, and couldn't help laughing and scolding the man lying on the door panel, "If you don't get out, the wound won't be found!"

A young man at the side raised his neck and shouted: "Wu Lao Qi wants to stay here and eat more meat!"

"Is that true?" Li Shan looked at Wu Laoqi's embarrassing appearance, raised his hand and slapped the guy on the back of the head lightly, "How courageous!"

Wu Laoqi chuckled, "I haven't eaten meat for many years... The next time my husband leaves the customs, the villain will definitely be the first!"

"My injury is almost gone, next time I will ask you to take it with me!"

There were chattering voices in the house. It was also for first aid on the battlefield, diagnosis and treatment of the wounded. In Mayi two months ago, now in Yanmen, the treatment Li Shan received was completely different.

In Mayi, Li Shan was considered to be seeking meritorious service, so he was despised from the highest Manchu government to ordinary soldiers.

But in Yanmen, Li Shan came overnight and insisted on sending troops to defeat the Turks and meet the defeated army, which won the absolute respect of the soldiers of Yanmen.

In the past half a month, Li Shan fought with Liu Shirang three times successively, two of which he went out of the city to meet him in person, and sent civilian men Qing Zhuang to search for wounded soldiers according to certain standards. More than a thousand people, more than half of them were injured.

More than 400 wounded died of serious injuries, and more than [-] wounded were eventually disabled. However, Li Shan's prestige reached its peak in Yanmen, and countless people were grateful to him... Liu Shirang didn't care much about this place anymore, this is a hornet's nest.

"Okay, shut up." Li Shan stood up and waved his hands, "It's hard to get out..."

After a moment of silence in the room, someone muttered: "If you don't go back to Yanmen, why don't you go to Mayi?"

"Besides Yanmen, there is no place to escape!" A wounded man with a broken leg cursed, "If Lord Lang hadn't sent troops that day, I would have been captured by the Turks as a slave!"

Now Liu Shirang has offended everyone, and refused to send troops to rescue Ma Yi, which caused Li Gaoqian and Li Shenfu to criticize him, and Gao Manzheng even sued Li Yuan.

They prevented Li Shan from sending troops to respond several times, which caused the soldiers at the bottom to hate Liu Shirang... Most of these soldiers were from Hedong, and they were all members of the township party.

"Lang Jun."

After Zhu Ba reminded him, Li Shan turned his head and saw Li Daoxuan smiling at the door, "Brother Daoxuan, you're here."

Seeing Li Shan walk out of the room, his face turned into deep exhaustion, Li Daoxuan couldn't help stretching out his hand to help him, "Stick to the Yanmen, defeat the Turks, Huairen's famous move in Hedong."

After walking out of the wounded barracks, Li Shancai smiled wryly and said, "So what about the famous Dongdong?"

"There are more than ten thousand troops, only [-]% of the survivors are alive, and there are many bones outside the Great Wall, who will show mercy?"

"Liu Shirang puts power and position as the most important thing, Li Gaoqian abandoned the army and fled first, and the king of Xiangyi watched coldly..."

Li Daoxuan asked in a low voice: "There are rumors in Hedong that Liu Shirang also impeached Li Gaoqian for abandoning the army and fleeing first. Is it true?"

Li Shan nodded slightly, "But now in Daizhou, Li Gaoqian is newly defeated, and he joins forces with the king of Xiangyi to check and balance Liu Shirang... and the latter has a gap with his younger brother."

Li Daoxuan understood as soon as he thought about it. The situation in Daizhou and Shuozhou had changed dramatically, but Li Shan had to stand by Li Gaoqian's side.

This night, Li Shan and Li Daoxuan chatted for a long time, the situation in Beijing, the current situation of Sun Moon Lake, the entrustment of the sage Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang, etc., and even Li Daoxuan brought Cui Xin’s entrustment... It’s been so long, and I won’t write two poems Poetry sent back?
Li Shan smiled bitterly, how could he be in such a mood now!
"Liu Shirang was ordered by His Majesty to manage Mayi twice, but the two times were not the same." Li Daoxuan said in a low voice, "If the city of Mayi is destroyed, will Yuan Junzhang lead the army to attack Yanmen again?"

"It shouldn't be...but it's hard to say." Regarding this kind of topic, Li Shan is now vague, afraid of his crow's mouth, "It's already winter, tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry will not stay for long, but they will break through the city." It may be possible to try to attack Yanmen."

"Liu Shirang is a veteran general. If you don't help Mayi and stick to Yanmen, there should be no problem." Li Daoxuan said softly: "But if there is any disagreement, your majesty, third sister and second elder brother will send a message to your brother, Huairen should go south quickly , cross Nao County and enter Xinzhou..."

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

The laughter mixed with complicated emotions went from inaudible to resounding in the room. Li Shan smiled miserably: "I, Li Huairen, have put so much effort and effort into Dai County, how can I give up so easily?"

"The people behind the scenes hoped that it was I, Li Huairen, who was coerced by the Turks and fled southward in embarrassment. How could I do what I wanted?!"

Li Daoxuan listened quietly. Like Princess Pingyang, he felt that Li Shan might have a powerful enemy. He even asked his second brother Li Shimin, but the latter remained silent.

"The king of Xiangyi and Liu Shirang were at odds with each other, and Li Gaoqian was as timid as a mouse. In the late autumn and early winter, the Turks unexpectedly committed large-scale crimes in the south... The situation in Shuo and Dai prefectures took a turn for the worse."

"Although there are many famous generals in Hedong today, people's hearts are not on the same level. There is no difference between King Xiangyi and King Qi. The latter is stationed in Taiyuan Mansion. Although the former is stationed in Nao County in the north, I am afraid that he will not come to help Yanmen."

"Brother Daoxuan." Li Shan held Li Daoxuan's hands, "If one day Yanmen is in danger, please ask Brother Daoxuan to rush to help, I, Li Huairen, will not take a step back."

"This is not a matter of seizing the heirloom, this is a matter of the military and state."

"The Yanmen was broken, the Turks ravaged Daizhou, tens of thousands of troops invaded the south, the king of Qi was timid, and the king of Xiangyi... may not repeat the story of Shi Wanbao."

This is pointing to the first battle of Xia Bo back then, when one general was in the front and the other was in the rear, Shi Wanbao stood still, thinking he could turn defeat into victory, and finally ruined [-] elite Tang troops, and Li Shenfu is likely to repeat the same mistakes.

Li Daoxuan responded with great emotion: "The friendly army stomps its feet. This is a hateful thing in the world. Don't worry, Huairen will definitely come to help!"

Li Shanchang breathed a sigh of relief. In the past half month, he and Liu Shirang had conflicts several times, and at one time they had a serious quarrel. But at the same time, he also knew that Liu Shirang's refusal to send troops to aid Mayi was impeccable in military affairs, but in politics However, there was no suspense in losing points.

Li Shenfu is now the general manager of Bingzhou and the military commander of Hedong Road, and has completely suppressed Liu Shirang. Although the latter was ordered to manage Mayi, the troops under his command were transferred by Li Shenfu... to Li Gao who had no more troops. move.

Although Li Gaoqian is still in Yanmen, it is difficult for Liu Shirang to mobilize this force. In addition, he had conflicts with Li Shan several times before and refused to send troops to support him... The higher Li Shan's prestige in Yanmen, Liu Shirang The more prestige weakened.

Li Shan was really scared. He was afraid that Liu Shirang would not be able to withstand the pressure to send troops. He was afraid that Liu Shirang would have too few troops. Can't resist the possible attack of Turks.

Everything I do is based on the solid foundation of Yanmen.

But now, the arrival of Li Daoxuan gave Li Shan a reassurance. At least, even if the situation is critical, Li Gaoqian is likely to run away again. Li Daoxuan may not come to help, but Li Daoxuan will.

Li Daoxuan was stationed in Xinzhou, not far from Nao County. If he only counted cavalry, he could reach Yanmen in one day.

Li Shan poured out all the bitterness accumulated for a long time, Li Shenfu, Liu Shirang, and Li Gaoqian, none of them are good birds!

They're all bastards!
It doesn't matter if you fight with each other and fight with old fists... But don't ruin my business!
Li Daoxuan looked at his friend with sympathetic eyes, it was really miserable, "Huairen, in your own words, it should be regarded as an innocent arrow in the knee?"

Li Shan rolled his eyes, thought for a while and shook his head: "You can't say that, Li Gaoqian...has something to do with me."

"what?"

"I won't tell you for the time being." Li Shan said with a smile: "Your Majesty and Third Sister know about this matter, and so should the Crown Prince and the King of Qin."

Li Daoxuan thought for a while, and then asked: "Huairen, why did you have such a fight with Liu Shirang...Didn't you still make a name for yourself in the battle of Ma Yi?"

"Bah!" Li Shan scolded: "A certain Li Huairen cares about his little credit?"

"I don't want Fei to be stuffed into me!"

"I figured out a way to push him away, and made a name for him, Liu Shirang, and immediately kicked me out of Mayi!"

"Liu Shirang is too arrogant to tolerate others." Li Daoxuan shook his head with a wry smile, "I plan to return tomorrow for my brother, passing through Nao County, discussing with Uncle Wang of Xiangyi, moving the army to Nao County, and letting Uncle Wang of Xiangyi transfer to Xinzhou."

Li Shan was overjoyed, he grabbed Li Daoxuan's hand and shook it vigorously, "If you and I combine together, we will be able to defeat the enemy!"

"We still have to rely on Huairen to plan."

"It's over, it's over."

If Li Daoxuan moved to Nao County, the distance would be much closer, and there would be no Li Shenfu in the way. Li Daoxuan could even send infantry to supplement the Yanmen defenders.

Until late at night, Li Shan and Li Daoxuan were still quite interested in talking, so they simply fell asleep on the couch in the room, chatting about all kinds of messy things.

Before Li Daoxuan left Beijing, he visited the Zhu family. He mentioned that Sun Moon Lake is very prosperous now. Among other things, three families got married on that day alone...Ren Moon Lake is the favorite place for matchmakers to set foot in.

Li Shan asked about his friends in Beijing and China. Li Daoxuan mentioned that Su Dingfang was famous for his bravery in the army. He lost eight generals in a row in the school competition. It was a pity that he could not go to Hedong this time; The son-in-law Wang Yu was seriously ill, resigned as the governor of Suizhou, and returned to Beijing to recuperate... Wang Renbiao had to go back to the Mansion of Princess Chang of Tong'an, where he had been away for two years.

"By the way, the second sister-in-law visited Cui's house last month..." Li Daoxuan said with a smile, "I came back and praised Huairen for his unique vision. What a good marriage!"

Li Shan laughed, "Miss Cui has not yet grown up, but she has an awe-inspiring demeanor..."

Forget it, let's send the "Humble Room Inscription" back later.

"By the way, why isn't brother Daoxuan engaged yet?"

"It's engaged." Li Daoxuan said with a chuckle, "Second sister-in-law is a matchmaker, the daughter of Xue from Hedong, Xue Zhong's niece."

"On the wedding day, if the younger brother is in Beijing, the bridesmaid should be left to the younger brother!"

The sky was slightly pale, and the two of them fell into a deep sleep. This sleep lasted until the sun was high, until there was a loud noise from outside.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Boom!"

Li Shan opened his sleepy eyes and recognized Zhu Ba's voice, "What's wrong?"

"Lang Jun, something happened!"

Li Shan suddenly jumped up from the couch, "Turk is here?"

"Uh... no." Zhu Ba was stunned for a moment, and said in a low voice, "The caravan was blocked outside the pass by Liu Shirang."

Li Daoxuan at the side asked in a daze, "What caravan?"

"Damn it!" Li Shan, who had just settled in, kicked over the table with one foot, showing a ferocious face, "Liu Shirang, you are so shameless!"

(End of this chapter)